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Isotope science to have wide-ranging impact

Nuclear science - and a host of other endeavors that involve the production, study and use of rare isotopes - is undergoing a quiet but dramatic revolution.

February 17, 2007 Read more

Old food meets new technologies, leaves food for thought

There are big changes driven by small forces in two of the oldest industries of the U.S. economy â?? agriculture and agricultural production.

February 16, 2007 Read more

From farm waste to fuel tanks

Using corncob waste as a starting material, researchers have created carbon briquettes with complex nanopores capable of storing natural gas at an unprecedented density of 180 times their own volume and at one seventh the pressure of conventional natural gas tanks.

February 16, 2007 Read more

Nanotechnology fishing lures attract four times more fish...

A nanotechnology coating ensures that a new fishing lure keeps shining regardless of the viewing angle.

February 16, 2007 Read more

Nanotechnology and health care

A new addition to the excellent CNRS Sagascience collection is "Nanotechnologies and Healthcare".

February 16, 2007 Read more

Intuitive toxicology and nanotechnology

A proposal that we engage in social science research which should run parallel to the toxicology research on nanoparticles.

February 16, 2007 Read more

Number of Finnish companies using nanotechnology more than doubles in two years

The number of companies using nanotechnology in Finland increased to 129 by the end of 2006.

February 16, 2007 Read more

New analog circuits could impact consumer electronics

MIT engineers have devised new analog circuits they hope will improve consumer electronics.

February 16, 2007 Read more

In Denmark, nanotechnology risk research is part of food science

A merger between Denmark's National Food Institute and The Technical University of Denmark is intended to contribute to completely new solutions across traditional lines of demarcations.

February 16, 2007 Read more

Disorder may be in order for spintronic devices

Ultrashort pulses of laser light reveal precisely why some electrons, like ballet dancers, hold their spin positions better than others.

February 16, 2007 Read more

Quantum hall effect observed at room temperature

Using the highest magnetic fields in the world, an international team of researchers has observed the quantum Hall effect at room temperature.

February 15, 2007 Read more

Nanoscale packaging could aid delivery of cancer-fighting drugs

Coaxing water-insoluble drugs inside nanoscale spheres improves drug delivery.

February 15, 2007 Read more

Nanotube, heal thyself

Tiny blemishes crawl over the skin of damaged nanotubes, sewing up larger holes as they go.

February 15, 2007 Read more

Nanofilters help in sifting out a cure for HIV

Scientists have developed specially designed ceramic membranes for nanofiltration, which are so advanced they have the potential to remove viruses from water, air and blood.

February 15, 2007 Read more

Slim-line silicon speeds up protein separation

Tough, ultra-slim silicon membranes could drastically improve the performance of lab-on-a-chip micro-analytical systems, kidney dialysis machines and, in the future, even produce an artificial kidney, claim researchers.